08/08/2004 - Brewers (Capuano) @ Florida (Willis)

[950opsLHcatcher]

The Brewers are going to win. I can feel it. Game time is 2:05 central.

 

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[950opsLHcatcher]

 MILWAUKEE FLORIDA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Craig Counsell SS .265 2 19 Juan Pierre CF .312 2 31 Bill Hall 2B .263 7 38 Luis Castillo 2B .303 2 36 Geoff Jenkins LF .249 17 61 Miguel Cabrera LF .314 23 77 Wes Helms 1B .257 2 20 Mike Lowell 3B .294 22 64 Brady Clark CF .270 5 26 Jeff Conine 1B .275 9 53 Chris Magruder RF .200 0 1 Juan Encarnacion RF .236 13 44 Trent Durrington 3B .195 2 2 Alex Gonzalez SS .231 16 58 Gary Bennett C .193 1 13 Mike Redmond C .241 2 24 Chris Capuano LHP .231 0 2 Dontrelle Willis LHP .240 1 3 (5-6, 3.99) (8-7, 3.93) 

 

Holy crap.

[squarepusher]

I was excited to see Helms out of the lineup at 3B... then I glanced upwards in the lineup to see the funniest prank ever... Helms replacing Overbay in the cleanup spot.

 

I guess Yost has deferred lineup card making to The Onion now.

[Yaz]

Holy Crap is right! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/nerd.gif

 

Did I see that lineup correctly? Is Ned just going to give the game to Florida today? Wes Helms is our savior! lol!!!!

 

 

Well guys, there will be a tomorrow. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[ja002h]

That lineup is stunning. But it's not like we scored yesterday. We're either gonna get no-hit or score about 7.

[davego]

Dontrelle and the run line seem safe today.

 

This line up V. the 1995 strike team Spring Training lineup?

Pretty even battle. That 95 team could "battle".

[packfan79]

Its really funny that three of our position players are hitting lower then the freaking pitcher!!! 3 guys starting hitting .200 or below are you kidding me!!!

[rluzinski]

I picture Yost looking at that lineup saying, "not bad, not bad at all."

 

How hurt is Branyan anyway?

[stkmtimo]

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I picture Yost looking at that lineup saying, "not bad, not bad at all."

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I can see that, too. I really don't like what Yost is starting to do. Not looking at stats, putting garbage on the field day in and day out and just making the team look like a joke. It's not good at all. Florida will destroy the Brewers, 7-1 (just a guess). Hall will hit a solo shot.

 

Tim

[DuWayne Steurer]

I'm a pretty diehard Brewers fan. I love my team. Through thick and thin. But I'm not going to put myself through this game. I'm gonna go work on my truck!

[endaround]

I thought Yost really was on the ball the day he bat Homer for Strawberry in order to play the percentages....

[Fike85]

I'm ready to drink beer and kick some ass! However, as a consequence of my lack of beer, all there is to do is kick ass!

 

Anyway, look for Cappy to go 2-3 today.

[stkmtimo]

Sutton: "But you can't sit franchise caliber players like Jenkins." That might have been the must idiotic and uniformed comment ever by a person who should know the game.

 

Easy for the DTrain, 3 up and 3 down. Looks like Dontrelle might shut us down today.

 

Tim

[packfan79]

With this lineup is there really a doubt...

[DuWayne Steurer]

Willis might be thinking he was demoted to AA, looking at the other lineup.

[stkmtimo]

Willis might be thinking he was demoted to AA, looking at the other lineup.

 

LOL, now that was good. Come on, Trent Durrington is only a journeyman utility guy. Willis may struggle during this one. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eyes.gif

 

Tim

[Fike85]

Cappy vs. Willis in an epic battle for greatness.

[ja002h]

It's easy to bash Yost for this lineup, but outside of putting Grieve in there, what is he supposed to do? Branyan's hurt, and no one else outside of Hall is really hitting lately.

[stkmtimo]

According to Schroeder, Branyan has a "calcium deposit in his wrist so he'll be out for awhile." Just what we need. Bill also said "Branyan was hitting the ball well." Are we looking at the same Russell Branyan?

 

Tim

[Fike85]

Good AB by Brady. BTW, if Willis gets a no-hitter it should be stricken from the record.

[Fike85]

Meat of the order coming up!

[rluzinski]

What's up with Jenkins jumping at the wall, not coming down with it, yet it wasn't even a HR? Bad misplay, although the batter was too busy looking at his would-be HR to get a triple.

[ja002h]

Bill also said "Branyan was hitting the ball well." Are we looking at the same Russell Branyan?

 

Yeah, I mean it's not like he has a couple homers or almost hit for the cycle or anything.

[stkmtimo]

That was one game, you can't say he's "been hitting the ball well" after one solid performance. His average was in the .100s before that game.

 

Tim

[endaround]

Uhh, Bennett is hurt...